Intrasexual competition and eating restriction in heterosexual and homosexual individuals

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 365-372

  Li, Norman P ^a,b   Smith, April R ^c   Griskevicius, Vladas ^d   Cason, Margaret J ^a   Bryan, Angela ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Eating disorders; Intrasexual competition; Sex differences; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955588749     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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